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Federal Appeals Court Judges Appear to Back GOP Efforts to End Obamacare

A federal appeals court panel seemed prone Tuesday to back Republican efforts to kill Obamacare, with judges questioning how much of a mandate President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law can be since Donald Trump signed a law ending any penalties for those who choose not to buy health insurance. According to Reuters, the three-judge 5th…

By

Dara Sharif

Published

July 9, 2019
Politics

Donald Trump’s No ‘Genius’: Ex Wharton School Official Calls B.S. on Trump’s Frequent Boast

Despite his boasts to the contrary, Donald Trump’s no “super genius.” Nope, not a “genius” at all. That’s according to a man once described as the “friendly” admissions officer called upon to help get Trump into the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. As the Washington Post reports, Trump often cites his attendance at…

By

Dara Sharif

Published

July 8, 2019
Culture, Family Matters

‘I Thought I Was Meeting a Nerd:’ Michelle Obama Shares Her First Time Meeting Barack Obama

Like I’ve said before, the America in which I reside is currently single and is using this time to rediscover itself after the Obamas’ departure from the blackest administration in history. We currently don’t have a president, so America is currently swiping right to find a love that’ll give it the treatment for which it…

By

Corey Townsend

Published

July 7, 2019
Politics

Cory Booker Tells Don Jr.: ‘Kamala Harris Doesn't Have Shit to Prove’ About Being Black

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) would like to remind you that he, on occasion, cusses. Saturday marked such an occasion. In fact—he even put it in writing. The New Jersey senator and presidential hopeful hopped on Twitter to defend fellow senator (and fellow 2020 Democratic presidential candidate) Kamala Harris (D-CA), who has been weathering criticism about…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

June 30, 2019
Entertainment, Media

Presidential Podcasting: Barack and Michelle Obama Signed a Major Deal With Spotify

Book deals and streaming deals and speeches, oh my! One year after landing a huge Netflix production deal, Barack and Michelle Obama have inked a new deal with Spotify to produce podcasts. “We’ve always believed in the value of entertaining, thought-provoking conversation,” the former president said in a statement via the Los Angeles Times. “It…

By

Tonja Renée Stidhum

Published

June 7, 2019
Culture, Sports

The Real ‘MVP’: Barack Obama Steals Drake’s Thunder at Game 2 of the NBA Finals

While Drake has made himself the talk of this year’s NBA Finals with all his trash talk on behalf of his beloved Toronto Raptors, the rapture during Sunday night’s Game 2 was about a much bigger player: Barack Obama. The beloved forever former president garnered cheers from the Toronto crowd of “MVP! MVP!” when his…

By

Dara Sharif

Published

June 3, 2019
Culture, Sports

Jeanie Buss Should Let Barack Obama Run the Los Angeles Lakers

As much as it pains me to say this as a fan of Celtics basketball (please stay, Kyrie, I’m sorry about white people), the highs of Celtics fandom aren’t their highest unless the Los Angeles Lakers are better than good. Regardless of NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s personal leanings (he looks like a Blazers fan), he’d…

By

Ibn Safir

Published

May 31, 2019
Politics

Trump Continues to Steal Black Man’s Work; Takes Credit for Veterans' Healthcare Changes Started Under Obama

When President Donald Trump isn’t busy trying to erase former President Barack Obama’s legacy, he’s taking credit for Obama’s work. According to a fact check by the Associated Press, President Trump and his Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie took credit for veterans healthcare program improvements made under President Obama because Trump is the guy…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

May 28, 2019
Beauty + Style

Sasha Obama Steps Out for Prom, Looking as Graceful as Only Michelle’s Daughters Can

They grow up so fast. Sasha Obama, youngest daughter of America’s most eligible adoptive parents Michelle and Barack, attended her high school prom on Friday, looking as glamorous as only the progeny of our forever-FLOTUS could. Sasha, rumored to be off to the University of Michigan after next month’s graduation, popped up in a few…

By

Ibn Safir

Published

May 25, 2019
Politics

Has Barack Obama Been Working Out???

We need to talk about the president. No, not the bloated Twitter troll serving happy meals to world-class athletes, I’m talking about Barack Obama, a man whose post-Oval Office glow-up has been so painfully apparent and so well-documented, it’s actually fucking rude. Take this latest example from Wednesday, when Mr. 44 stopped by the Washington…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

May 23, 2019